Pence on border wall: Trump won’t be ‘deterred’ by Dem ‘obstruction’

Vice President Pence on Tuesday doubled down on the White House’s demand for funding for a border wall, asserting that the Trump administration “will not be deterred” by what he characterized as “Democrats’ obstruction.”

“Even as we face a crisis on our southern border, and as 800,000 federal workers go without paychecks, Democrats in Congress have been unwilling to seriously discuss even partial wall funding. President TrumpDonald John TrumpHouse Freedom Caucus calls for Congress to work on shutdown through break Democrat previews Mueller questions for Trump’s AG nominee Trump inaugural committee spent ,000 on makeup for aides: report MORE and our administration will not be deterred by the Democrats’ obstruction. The American people want to see action, and we intend to deliver,” Pence wrote in an op-ed published by USA Today.

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